Research Profile

Biography

Paul, who retired from UCC in 2015, is a musicologist who joined UCC in 1981, becoming Senior Lecturer in 1994. From 2003 to 2009 he served as Head of the Department of Music, and was previously Acting Head of Department for two six-month periods and chair of the Department's Graduate Studies Committee in 2000-3. In 2011-15 he again chaired the Department's Graduate Studies Committee, and was, in 2013-15, programme director of the MA in Music and Cultural History. His teaching focuses on Italian and English music in the 17th and 18th centuries, baroque opera and oratorio, the music of Handel, Vivaldi and Purcell, source studies and music editing. Originally from London, Paul studied for his BMus degree at the University of Sheffield before undertaking his doctoral research at the University of Liverpool, where he began lecturing, publishing, and directing concerts. In recent years the primary focuses of his work have been on online methodology for musicology, database development, and the founding, in 2005, of the peer-reviewed Journal of the Society for Musicology in Ireland, of which he was the first Executive Editor (2005-9).

Research Interests

Paul is the author of The Manchester Concerto Partbooks (New York, 1989), Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Other Concertos Op. 8 (Cambridge University Press, 1996), numerous journal articles and many critical editions of music. He is a member of the Editorial Committee of the Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, responsible for the new critical edition of the works of Vivaldi published by Ricordi (from 1982), and has worked with other music publishers too, including Oxford University Press and Edition HH (UK). He is currently developing his own interactive online database for the dissemination and sharing of his research at http://vivaldi.databassist.com/, which was formally launched on 16 June 2007 at the international conference `Antonio Vivaldi: Past and Future' in Venice, hosted at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini by the Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi.

Paul was one of the founding members of the Society for Musicology in Ireland (from 2003) and the first Executive Editor, from 2005 to 2009, of the Journal of the Society for Musicology in Ireland, a peer-reviewed journal, accessible online worldwide, that is hosted at UCC. He continues to serve on the journal's Editorial Board.

Paul's research interests may be summarized as
* the works of Antonio Vivaldi, particularly as revealed by their original MS sources and their dating;
* Italian and English manuscripts and prints of the 17th and 18th centuries;
* the early-18th-century concerto;
* Handel's autographs and compositional method;
* critical editorial methodology for modern editions of music;
* the internet as an environment for musicology, notably through online database development;
* computer-based music encoding.


Publications

Books

 YearPublication
(2005)Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Other Concertos, Op. 8.
Paul Everett (2005) Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Other Concertos, Op. 8. South Korea: in Korean translation. [Details]
(1999)Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni e gli altri concerti dell'Opera Ottava.
Paul Everett; (1999) Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni e gli altri concerti dell'Opera Ottava. Venice: Marsilio Editori. [Details]
(1996)Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Other Concertos, Op. 8.
Paul Everett; (1996) Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Other Concertos, Op. 8. Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(1995)Antonio Vivaldi, Due serenate [RV 687 and 693]: Drammaturgia Musicale Veneta, 15.
Everett, Paul and Talbot, Michael; (1995) Antonio Vivaldi, Due serenate [RV 687 and 693]: Drammaturgia Musicale Veneta, 15. Milan: Ricordi. [Details]
(1989)The Manchester Concerto Partbooks (in series: Outstanding Dissertations in Music from British Universities).
Everett, Paul; (1989) The Manchester Concerto Partbooks (in series: Outstanding Dissertations in Music from British Universities). New York & London: Garland Publishing Inc. [Details]

Book Chapters

 YearPublication
(2000)'Familiar Art in Uncertain Perspective. An essay on The Four Seasons'
Paul Everett; (2000) 'Familiar Art in Uncertain Perspective. An essay on The Four Seasons' In: Vivaldi and His Violins: programme book for the festival of the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston, 2000. Boston: Handel & Haydn Society of Boston. [Details]
(1998)'Beyond 2000: The Reappraisal and Regeneration of Vivaldi's Music'
Everett, Paul; (1998) 'Beyond 2000: The Reappraisal and Regeneration of Vivaldi's Music' In: Cinquant'anni di produzioni e consumi della musica dell'età di Vivaldi, 1947-1997. Florence: Olschki. [Details]
(1993)'Italian Source Studies and Handel'
Everett, Paul; (1993) 'Italian Source Studies and Handel' In: Handel Collections and Their History. Oxford: Clarendon Press. [Details]
(1992)'Opening Il Sepolcro: Ziani, Vivaldi and a Question of Stylistic Authenticity'
Everett, Paul; (1992) 'Opening Il Sepolcro: Ziani, Vivaldi and a Question of Stylistic Authenticity' In: Vivaldi. Vero e falso. Problemi di attribuzione. Poitiers: Association Vivaldi de Poitiers. [Details]
(1990)'Vivaldi's Marginal Markings: Clues to Sets of Instrumental Works and Their Chronology'
Everett, Paul; (1990) 'Vivaldi's Marginal Markings: Clues to Sets of Instrumental Works and Their Chronology' In: Irish Musical Studies. 1: Musicology in Ireland. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details]
(1983)'The Application and Usefulness of `Rastrology', with particular reference to Early Eighteenth-Century Italian Manuscripts'
Everett, Paul; (1983) 'The Application and Usefulness of `Rastrology', with particular reference to Early Eighteenth-Century Italian Manuscripts' In: Musica e filologia. Verona: Edizioni della Società Letteraria. [Details]

Edited Books

 YearPublication
(2013)
Paul Everett (Ed.). (2013) Antonio Vivaldi, The two versions, RV 544 and RV 572, of the Concerto in F major, Il Proteo ò il mondo al rovverscio. Launton, UK: Edition HH. [Details]
(2004)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2004) Antonio Vivaldi, Credo, RV 591. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(2003)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2003) Antonio Vivaldi, Dixit Dominus in due cori, RV 594. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(2003)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2003) George Frideric Handel, No, di voi non vo' fidarmi, duetto per camera HWV 189. Bicester & Bristol: Edition HH. [Details]
(2003)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2003) Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata in C major for flute, oboe, cello and continuo, RV 801. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(2003)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2003) George Frideric Handel, Quel fior che all'alba ride, duetto per camera HWV 192. Bicester & Bristol: Edition HH. [Details]
(2002)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2002) Antonio Vivaldi, Trio in A major for two flutes and continuo, RV 800. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(2002)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2002) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin concerto in E major, RV 762. Bicester & Bristol: Edition HH. [Details]
(2001)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2001) Antonio Vivaldi, Kyrie in due cori, RV 587. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(2001)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2001) Giuseppe Valentini, Sinfonia in D major for recorders, oboes, trumpets, violins and continuo. Bicester & Bristol: Edition HH. [Details]
(2001)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2001) Giuseppe Valentini, Concerto in A major for recorders, oboes, violins and continuo. Bicester & Bristol: Edition HH. [Details]
(2000)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (2000) Giuseppe Valentini, Concerto in F major for recorders, horns, violins and continuo. Bicester & Bristol: Edition HH. [Details]
(1999)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (1999) Giovanni Chinzer, Concerto in C major, and Anon., Concerto in F major, for two clarinets, strings and continuo. Bicester & Bristol: Edition HH. [Details]
(1999)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (1999) Gasparo Visconti, Violin concerto in F major. Bicester & Bristol: Edition HH. [Details]
(1998)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (1998) Antonio Vivaldi, Stabat Mater, RV 621. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1998)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1998) Mauro d'Alai, Violin concerto in C minor. Bicester & Bristol: Edition HH. [Details]
(1997)
Everett, Paul (Ed.). (1997) Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria RV 589, full score. London & New York: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(1996)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1996) Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria RV 589, vocal score. London & New York: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(1996)
Everett, P. andTalbot, M (Ed.). (1996) Antonio Vivaldi, Le quattro stagioni. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1994)
Everett, P. and Talbot, M (Ed.). (1994) Antonio Vivaldi, Mottetti [all motets in a single volume]. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1992)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1992) Antonio Vivaldi, Oboe concerto in A minor, RV 462. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1992)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1992) Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata in C major for oboe, violin, organ obbligato & optional chalumeau, RV 779. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1991)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1991) Antonio Vivaldi, Trio sonata in G minor, RV 74. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1991)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1991) Antonio Vivaldi, Trio sonata in G minor, RV 81. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1989)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1989) Antonio Vivaldi, Clarae stellae, scintillate, motet RV 625. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1989)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1989) Antonio Vivaldi, Nulla in mundo pax sincera, motet RV 630. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1989)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1989) Antonio Vivaldi, O qui coeli terraeque, motet RV 631. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1987)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1987) Antonio Vivaldi, In furore iustissimae irae, motet RV 626. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1987)
Everett, P (Ed.). (1987) Antonio Vivaldi, Vestro Principi divino, motet RV 633. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in A major, RV 758. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in B minor, RV 760. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in F major for two solo violins, RV 765. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin concerto in C minor, RV 761. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in B flat major, RV 759. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in G major, RV 22. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Everett, P. and Talbot, M (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in C major, RV 3. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in C minor, RV 6. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in E minor, RV 17a. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1983)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1983) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in D minor, RV 12. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1982)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1982) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in C major, RV 754. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1982)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1982) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in D major, RV 755. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1982)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1982) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in E flat major, RV 756. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1982)
Paul Everett and Michael Talbot (Ed.). (1982) Antonio Vivaldi, Violin sonata in G minor, RV 757. Ricordi, Milan: Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. [Details]
(1980)
Paul Everett (Ed.). (1980) Daniel Purcell, Six Sonatas of 1698, 2 vols. London: European Music Archive. [Details]
(1979)
Paul Everett (Ed.). (1979) Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant, Six flute sonatas, Op. 5, 2 vols. London: European Music Archive. [Details]
(1979)
Paul Everett (Ed.). (1979) Johann Christian Schickhardt, L'Alphabet de la Musique Op. 30 (24 sonatas), 6 vols. London: Musica Rara. [Details]
(1978)
Paul Everett (Ed.). (1978) Johann Christian Schickhardt, Six Sonatas from Op. 17, 2 vols. London: Musica Rara. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2015)'Vivaldi at Work: The Late Cantatas and the Consignment for Dresden'
Paul Everett (2015) 'Vivaldi at Work: The Late Cantatas and the Consignment for Dresden'. Studi Vivaldiani, 15 [Details]
(2013)'Vivaldi's Bohemian Manuscripts'
Paul Everett (2013) 'Vivaldi's Bohemian Manuscripts'. Journal of The Society For Musicology In Ireland, 8 (2012-13) :41-50   [Details]
(2012)'Vivaldiho bohemikální rukopisy'
Paul Everett (2012) 'Vivaldiho bohemikální rukopisy'. Opus Musicum, 44 (3):14-25 [Details]
(1998)'[Review of] Karl Heller, Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice, transl. David Marinelli (Amadeus Press, Portland, 1997)'
Everett, Paul; (1998) '[Review of] Karl Heller, Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice, transl. David Marinelli (Amadeus Press, Portland, 1997)'. Notes (Journal of the Music Library Association), 55 (1):100-101   [Details]
(1996)'Vivaldi at Work: the Autograph of the Gloria RV 589'
Everett, Paul; (1996) 'Vivaldi at Work: the Autograph of the Gloria RV 589'. Informazioni E Studi Vivaldiani, 17 (*):68-86 [Details]
(1991)'Vivaldi's Paraphrased Oboe Concertos of the 1730s'
Everett, P.; (1991) 'Vivaldi's Paraphrased Oboe Concertos of the 1730s'. Chigiana, 41 (1989) :197-216 [Details]
(1990)'Vivaldi's Italian Copyists'
Everett, Paul; (1990) 'Vivaldi's Italian Copyists'. Informazioni e studi vivaldiani. Bollettino annuale dell¿Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, 11 (*):27-88 [Details]
(1989)'[Review of ]Peter Ryom, Répertoire des Oeuvres d'Antonio Vivaldi. Les compositions instrumentales (Engstrom & Sodring, Copenhagen, 1986)'
Everett, P.; (1989) '[Review of ]Peter Ryom, Répertoire des Oeuvres d'Antonio Vivaldi. Les compositions instrumentales (Engstrom & Sodring, Copenhagen, 1986)'. Dansk Årbog for Musikforskning, [Details]
(1989)'[Review of ]Henry Purcell, Ten Sonatas of Four Parts, ed. Michael Tilmouth (The Works of Henry Purcell, Purcell Society, Novello, 1981)'
Everett, Paul; (1989) '[Review of ]Henry Purcell, Ten Sonatas of Four Parts, ed. Michael Tilmouth (The Works of Henry Purcell, Purcell Society, Novello, 1981)'. Music & Letters, 66 (3):295-297   [Details]
(1987)'Towards a Chronology of Vivaldi Manuscripts'
Everett, Paul; (1987) 'Towards a Chronology of Vivaldi Manuscripts'. Informazioni e studi vivaldiani. Bollettino annuale dell¿Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, 8 (*):90-107 [Details]
(1986)'Vivaldi Concerto Manuscripts in Manchester: III'
Everett, Paul; (1986) 'Vivaldi Concerto Manuscripts in Manchester: III'. Informazioni e studi vivaldiani. Bollettino annuale dell¿Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, 7 (*):5-34 [Details]
(1985)'Vivaldi Concerto Manuscripts in Manchester: II'
Everett, Paul; (1985) 'Vivaldi Concerto Manuscripts in Manchester: II'. Informazioni e studi vivaldiani. Bollettino annuale dell¿Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, 6 (*):3-56 [Details]
(1984)'Vivaldi Concerto Manuscripts in Manchester: I'
Everett, Paul; (1984) 'Vivaldi Concerto Manuscripts in Manchester: I'. Informazioni e studi vivaldiani. Bollettino annuale dell¿Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, 5 (*):23-51 [Details]
(1984)'A Roman Concerto Repertory: Ottoboni's what not?'
Everett, Paul; (1984) 'A Roman Concerto Repertory: Ottoboni's what not?'. Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association, 110 (1983-84) :62-78 [Details]

Other Journals

 YearPublication
(1999)'Early Double Clarinet Concertos from Italy'
Everett, Paul; (1999) 'Early Double Clarinet Concertos from Italy' Clarinet & Saxaphone, 24 :18-20. [Details]
(1999)'A Man For All Seasons'
Paul Everett; (1999) 'A Man For All Seasons' Gramophone Early Music, 1/3 (Winter 1999/2000): 8-10, 1 :8-10. [Details]
(1995)'Problemi di datazione: l'avventura della ricerca'
Everett, Paul; (1995) 'Problemi di datazione: l'avventura della ricerca' Amadeus, 5 :53-55. [Details]

Book Reviews

 YearPublication
(2012)Antonio Vivaldi, ed. Andrew Woolley, Concerto in D minor, RV 431a (Il gran mogol), Concerto in E minor, RV 431 (Launton: Edition HH, 2010).
Paul Everett (2012) Antonio Vivaldi, ed. Andrew Woolley, Concerto in D minor, RV 431a (Il gran mogol), Concerto in E minor, RV 431 (Launton: Edition HH, 2010). Cambridge University Press: Book Reviews [Details]
(1985)THE WORKS OF PURCELL,HENRY, VOL 7 'TEN SONATAS OF FOUR PARTS' - PURCELL,H, TILMOUTH,M, EDITOR.
EVERETT, P (1985) THE WORKS OF PURCELL,HENRY, VOL 7 'TEN SONATAS OF FOUR PARTS' - PURCELL,H, TILMOUTH,M, EDITOR. Book Reviews [Details]
(1998)Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice.
Everett, PJ (1998) Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice. Book Reviews [Details]

Online Database

 YearPublication
(2007)AVbase: Paul Everett's research database.
Paul Everett (2007) AVbase: Paul Everett's research database. Online Database   [Details]

Professional Activities

Honours and Awards

 YearTitleAwarding Body
1976Three-year Doctoral Research Studentship British Government, Department of Education and Science
1976Martha Vidor Research Scholarship (offered to me but not taken up, for instead I received the government award noted above) University of Liverpool

Professional Associations

 AssociationFunctionFrom / To
Society for Musicology in Ireland Member/
Society for Musicology in Ireland Member of Council (2003-6)/
Journal of the Society for Musicology in Ireland Executive Editor, 2005-2009/
Journal of the Society for Musicology in Ireland From 2009: member of the Editorial Board and principal copyeditor/

Committees

 CommitteeFunctionFrom / To
2005-9: Chair, Editorial Board, Journal of the Society from Musicology in Ireland Chair, and Executive Editor/
From 2009: member, Editorial Board, Journal of the Society for Musicology in Ireland member/
From 1986: Editorial Committee, Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi (Venice) member/
2003-9: member of Council, Society for Musicology in Ireland Member of Council/

Employment

 EmployerPositionFrom / To
UCC Head of Department of Music, 2003-2009/
University of Liverpool Lecturer in Music, 1979-198101-JAN-80 / 31-DEC-81
UCC Lecturer in Music, 1981-199401-JAN-84 / 31-DEC-94
UCC Senior Lecturer in Music, 1994-01-JAN-84 /

Education

 YearInstitutionQualificationSubject
1976University of Sheffield BMusMusic
1984University of Liverpool PHD

Consultancy

 ClientDescription
Advisor on manuscript sources for the Editorial Committee of the Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, responsible for the Nuova edizione critica delle opera di Antonio Vivaldi (Ricordi, from 1882)
Advisor on editorial policy to the music publishing company Edition HH (Bicester & Bristol)
2002-2006: advisor, designer and manager for all the database and online operations for the new Society for Musicology in Ireland (founded in 2003).

Teaching Activities

Teaching Interests

Paul contributed to the MA in Music and Cultural History and his undergraduate teaching focused on Italian and English music in the 17th and 18th centuries, baroque opera and oratorio, the music of Handel, Vivaldi and Purcell, source studies and music editing.

Modules Taught

 Term (ID))TitleLinkSubject
2015Musicology and Text 2 MU6014Musicology and Text 2
2015Musicology and Text 1 MU6013Musicology and Text 1

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  • p.everett@ucc.ie
  • School of Music and Theatre
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    University College Cork
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